1. Five million people are waiting for hospital treatment in England

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    The King’s Fund and Healthwatch England jointly call for urgent action to address hospital waiting lists and improve patients’ experience of delays to treatment

  2. Healthwatch England publish research impact of NHS waiting times

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    Healthwatch England's research looks at how the backlog of 5.7 million patients is impacting the lives of those waiting.

  3. MPs report warns of challenge of addressing NHS backlog

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    Omicron and emergency care crisis could derail plans to tackle the NHS backlog, warn MPs

  4. Coventry Hospital invites local people to give views on plans

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    University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire has come out with draft priorities for the future for local people to comment on

  5. New planned care platform

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    Government sets out plans for 'My Planned Care' a new online route for information for patients waiting for planned surgery.

  6. New 1,600 space car opens at Coventry hospital

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    A new 1,600 space staff car park is set to open at University Hospital, Coventry as part of a major infrastructure project that will also further improve the experience of patients and visitors.

  7. Ockenden review into maternity service reports

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    Findings of Shropshire maternity review finds major issues and makes recommendations for all maternity services

  8. Big changes to hospital visiting in Coventry

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    University Hospital, Coventry has lifted visiting restrictions on many wards, returning to visitor arrangements that were in place before the pandemic.

  9. New Government Plan for Patients

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    The government has announced plans for the NHS and social care in identifying priority areas

  10. Patients with long term conditions not asked opinions of care

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    New survey finds more than half (54%) of patients long-term conditions are not asked for feedback on their care

  11. Public responds to shortage of Blood supplies

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    There has been a great public response to the NHS’s announcement of an Amber Alert last week of a severe shortage of blood supplies

  12. The State of Health and Care

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    CQC says the health and care system is gridlocked and unable to operate effectively.

  13. Local NHS leaders' statement on NHS pressures

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    NHS services in Coventry and Warwickshire are under significant pressure

  14. Cost of living impacting peoples health

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    The rising cost of living (rising household energy bills, inflation and interest rates) is adversely affecting people’s mental health and wellbeing.

  15. Are you struggling to access health and care services?

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    With the NHS under extra pressure we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones.

  16. Coventry NHS services from the point of view of domestic abuse survivors

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    Read Healthwatch Coventry findings about what it is like to use Coventry health services from women who have fled domestic abuse

  17. Healthwatch England publish their annual report

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    See how your feedback has helped decision-makers prioritise what matters most.

  18. GP referrals: ‘hidden’ waiting times

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    Latest Healthwatch research follows people's experiences of getting a GP referral finding the process is long and often confusing for many

  19. Consultation opens on legal right to visit family and friends in hospital

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    The Government is consulting on its plans to make visiting a legal requirement for hospitals, care homes, mental health units and other health and care setting.

  20. How we made sure local people were heard last year

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    Read about the difference Healthwatch Coventry made last year

  21. We celebrated 10 years of our work at our annual meeting - read the write up of our discussion

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    Read the report of the discussion at the Healthwatch Coventry Annual meeting

  22. Experiences of people using urgent and emergency care services

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    The 2022 urgent and emergency care survey received feedback from 29,357 people who attended A&E services and 7,418 people who attended an urgent treatment centre

  23. Hospital waiting list hits new high

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    Number of people on NHS waiting lists has risen to over 7.5 million